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A type of combustion heating appliance in which the combustion gases are vented to the outside, either with a fan (forced) or by natural convection.

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To come alongside.

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LVA

Latvia(flag).

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Non free trade zone

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To sail against the prevailing wind and seas.

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ESP

Spain (Flag)

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Same as wind sock.

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The total annual return on an investment which includes dividend payments and capital.

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A type of anchor with a heavy inverted mushroom shaped head. Mushroom anchors are used to anchor in mud and other soft ground.

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A component of a hydropower plant; a pipe that delivers water to the turbine.

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The part of the total carbon in steel or cast iron that is present as other than free carbon.

See calorie.

Category:Meteorology

The older name for the Celsius temperature scale. Officially abandoned by international agreement in 1948, but still in common use.

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A Short line used to attach one thing to another - a short rope or cord that secures or attaches an item onboard a boat, usually for keeping it attached to the boat

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An agent or combination of agents added to an electroplating bath to produce a smooth, lustrous deposit.

Interational thermometric scale on which the freezing point of water equals 0

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The portion of solution in immediate contact with the cathode during electrolysis.

The factor, when multiplied by the monthly degree-days, that yields the monthly space heating load.

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International data interchange standards sponsored by the United Nations. See UN/EDIFACT.

Category:Sea Words

To remove from a ship. To remove an item from its place.

Category:Sea Words